Colombia Pink Bourbon Thermal Shock Anaerobic Swiss Water Decaf

Sourcing experts Lohas have quickly gained a reputation for bringing exquisite Colombian coffees to market. Indeed, their Competition Coffees line is venerated in specialty coffee, its coffees seen in the hands of brewing champions worldwide. 

This incredible coffee comes from Acevedo, Huila, processed at Jhoan Vergara and Nestor Lasso’s Beneficio Peñas Blancas mill, a venture operated by Las Flores. Coffees are brought by farmers to this central beneficio, or mill, for processing under Peñas Blancas’ innovative methods, which include techniques like thermally shocking coffee to arrest fermentation.

Centralized processing is unusual for smallholder farmers in Colombia, who would typically process on their own land and sell coffee in parchment. Under Vergara and Lasso’s expertise, innate florality and vibrant fruit notes are elegantly amplified in these already special coffees—characteristics we found irresistible in this Colombia Pink Bourbon offering.

Vergara is himself a thoughtful farmer, working diligently to restore organic matter to the land, planting more than 2,000 trees to provide natural shade and stimulate the soil for coffee-growing. The evidence of Vergara’s intentionally sustainable approach and distinctive, cutting-edge processing methods are inarguable in the cup. 

We get pineapple, white gummy bears and sugar cane juice in this incredible coffee that just happens to be decaf.